Airbus Says Vast Majority of A320 Jets Received Modification

Airbus SE said the vast majority of the about 6,000 A320-family aircraft impacted by a software glitch have received the necessary modification over the weekend, helping the European planemaker sidestep a wider disruption in what has become the company’s largest recall to date.

Fewer than 100 aircraft still need to get a software fix before they can return to service, Airbus said in a statement on Monday. The company first revealed late on Friday that an incident about a month ago had shown the need for an urgent system update on its most widely-flown jet to ensure safe use of flight inputs.